ENGL 351-01: Disease, Hygiene, and the Colonial Imaginary
Fall 2016
MW 1:00 - 2:20; HOL 211
Instructors
Dr. Ben Aronson, Biology
Dr. Priya Jha, English
Course Description
Requirements
Policies
all policies are listed on this website and on the downloadable syllabus. See link below
Downloadable relevant maps and images
British Empire (1815)
British Empire (1886)
British Empire Timeline
Atlas of the British Empire
21st Century Emerging Diseases
Global Incident Map
HIV Prevalence (2001)
HIV/AIDS (2011)
Leprosy (19th century)
Cholera (19th century)
Relevant links:
British Empire Timeline
Interactive Health Map
British Empire (very useful)
Brazil Era of Epidemics
New World Diseases
Vaccine-preventable diseases - interactive map
How Europeans Brought Sickness to the New World (article)
Exploring the History of Medicine (online museum with images and articles)
What is Epidemiology? (article)
Atlas of Colonialism (great images)
Territorial Evolution of the British Empire (youtube video)
Public Health in British India (National Institute of Health article)
Coming Clean: Hand Washing and Public Health (article)
Online exhibitions relating to disease and medicine (fun!)
Harvard Global Health and AIDS (website)
Profile of Professor who works on literature and medicine (article)
Harvard University documents on contagion (very useful)
Contagious Diseases Act
Course Calendar
